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Replace H20-100 with H25 - Will This Work?

I am currently running MRV in unsupported mode with my current H20-100 not participating (see Current Configuration). I want to replace the H20-100 with a H25 and also add the H25 to my MRV setup so it can see my two DVR's. Will the Proposed Configuration work as pictured or have I missed something?

So net is I just have to put a BSF on the 3 rcvrs I am not yet moving to DECA? I will be migrating the other 3 rcvrs over to DECA as I replace them. BTW, the reason I have the HR20-700 by itself on the SWiM 1 leg is in prep for replacing it with a HR34.

So net is I just have to put a BSF on the 3 rcvrs I am not yet moving to DECA? I will be migrating the other 3 rcvrs over to DECA as I replace them. BTW, the reason I have the HR20-700 by itself on the SWiM 1 leg is in prep for replacing it with a HR34.

"Rule of thumb": once there is a DECA signal, each receiver needs a DECA or BSF.

"Rule of thumb": once there is a DECA signal, each receiver needs a DECA or BSF.

I must have missed the BSF advice change, I used to think that only HR20's not on DECA needed them but now advice is for all pre-Hx-24's?

I haven't had any obvious problems with 5 HR-21's and 22's that were on a DECA-enabled SWM, but were networked via ethernet.

Now it just so happened that I recently switched 3 of those 5 off the DECA SWM to their own SWM, leaving two, but what problems other than theoretical harm to the receivers could there be?

I ask because I simply would see occasional packets not sent for playback, possibly Sat not found on very rare occasions when there shouldn't have been, which would be fixed by a reset. Is that the sort of problem I would have seen?

I will probably go ahead and get a couple of BSF's for the remaining two HR receivers anyways.

I must have missed the BSF advice change, I used to think that only HR20's not on DECA needed them but now advice is for all pre-Hx-24's?

I haven't had any obvious problems with 5 HR-21's and 22's that were on a DECA-enabled SWM, but were networked via ethernet.

Now it just so happened that I recently switched 3 of those 5 off the DECA SWM to their own SWM, leaving two, but what problems other than theoretical harm to the receivers could there be?

I ask because I simply would see occasional packets not sent for playback, possibly Sat not found on very rare occasions when there shouldn't have been, which would be fixed by a reset. Is that the sort of problem I would have seen?

I will probably go ahead and get a couple of BSF's for the remaining two HR receivers anyways.

This is one of those "some do and some don't" see a problem.Those that do: the DECA signal hits the tuner at a high enough level, that even though it's out of band, the chip will still show some distortion in the reception.

BTW this isn't a change, but maybe just a better way to remember.DirecTV likes to make "lists" of yes/no, and not bother to give a simple "why" that covers all.This came up not long ago over the THR22, where "nobody thought" about it as being a HR22, which "was on the list".